Window



Aug. 18, .1942.

s. J. B. FENN wmnow Filed June 11, 1940 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 S. J. B. FENN Aug. 18, 1942.

WINDOW Filed June 11, 1940 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 S. J. B. FENN WINDOW 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed June 11, 1940 \ATTORNEY Aug. 18, 1942.

Patented Aug. 18, 1942 UNITED STATES EATENT OFFICE WINDOW Sudie Judie Brent Fenn, St. Louis, Mo. Application June 11, 1940, Serial No. 339,942

2 Claims.

My invention relates to double-hung windows made of metal, wood, plastic or composition in which all sections are so novel, so unusual and original in design and construction as to create a new combination and formation of the main structural features and mechanical parts wherein the frame and upper and lower sashes are so constructed and arranged that the sashes may be slid vertically to adjusted positions and also tilted inwardly to ventilating positions and while so tilted inwardly can be moved up or down to any adjusted positions or swung inwardly to a horizontal reclining position permitting outer surfaces of window panes to be washed by a person standing in a room, and while in a horizontal reclining position both sashes can be raised or lowered to an adjusted position on the frame.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window wherein the sashes may be tilted inwardly to ventilating positions and firmly secured so that they cannot be shifted vertically in the frame to a position allowing a person to enter from outside a building.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for slidably mounting the sashes in the frame and to also provide improved means for limiting tilting movement of the lower sash when it is moved inwardly to serve as a ventilator.

Another object of the invention is to so form the sashes that when they are in closed position, air-tight seals will be formed along the sash, the meeting rails and the upper and lower rails of the sashes and the frame.

Another object of the invention is to provide the frame with improved tracks for slidably mounting the sashes and slidably receiving blocks with which the sashes are pivotally connected for tilting movement.

Another object of the invention is to so form the jambs with tracks and so locate them at sides of the frame that by moving the sashes vertically to predetermined locations in the frame the sashes may be tilted inwardly to reclining positions on the sill for cleaning.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved frame and sashes, all of which are formed of metal, wood, plastic or composition and are of simple and efficient construction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window construction that prevents sticking of the sashes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window in which the screen does not have to be unfastened or removed to wash and clean the outer surfaces of the window pane, and thereby preventing bugs, flies or insects from entering the building.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window to eliminate all danger of accidental injury or death to a person in the washing, cleaning or repairing the outside or inside surfaces of the window pane as all work is performed within the room while standing on the floor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window that prevents children from falling out of while open for ventilation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window to furnish ventilation when raining or snowing and while furnishing ventilation it prevents rain or snow from entering the building.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window to protect the sick or weak from pneumonia when the window is open for ventilation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window to furnish ventilation without a draft.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window for the protection of the workmen in factory, paint or spray room where dust or fumes are created, by furnishing ventilation without a draft by deflecting the air currents upward which gathers the particles of dust towards the dust collector located near the ceil- Another object of the invention is to provide a window so that the outer and inner surfaces of the sashes can be washed and cleaned and all repairs performed within the room without danger to life and limb.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window to prevent the numerous accidental deaths and injuries in the home.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window with ribs which interlocks with the mortar which prevents heat or cold from entering the building.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window which, when the sashes are closed, neither the upper nor lower sash can be raised or lowered.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved window shown partially in vertical section.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken vertically through the window, the lower sash being shown tilted inwardly to ventilating positions by dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken transversely through a side of the window on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing an upper corner portion of the frame and the upper sash on an enlarged scale.

Fig, 5 is a similar view of a lower corner portion of the frame and lower sash.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the sashes swung inwardly to reclining position for cleaning.

Fig. '7 is a sectional view taken through a lower corner portion of the window on the line 'I--'| of Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a T slidably and pivotally mounting the inner sash.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a T slidably and pivotally mounting the outer sash.

Fig. 10 is a perspective View of a mullion-H- connector for a battery of windows.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a shoe or clip and the detention arm or link-slidably mounting the inner track or guide strips.

The frame of my improved window has a head I, a sill 2, and side jambs 3, all of which are formed of metal and welded or otherwise firmly united to each other at corners of the frame. The side jambs are of hollow box-like formation, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and each is formed with a vertically extending slot 4 so that anchors 5, which are embedded in the wall of a building at sides of a window opening, may extend through the slots into the hollow side jambs and firmly hold the frame in place in the window opening. Inner and outer flanges or webs 6 and I extend upward from the head I and the head is also formed with upstanding longitudinally extending ribs 3 which are embedded in mortar or cement when the frame is set in place. Depending webs or flanges 9 and I8 extend along inner and outer edges of the sill and along the inner edge of the sill is formed an upstanding bead H serving as a water guard. A rib l2, which is semi-circular in cross section, extends along the sill with its inner side edge spaced outward- 1y from the bead and the head I carries a similar rib I3 spaced inwardly from a depending strip I 4 which extends along the under face of the head for the full width thereof.

In order to slidably mount the upper and lower sashes l5 and it there have been provided tracks I1 and I8 which extend vertically along the side jambs 3 of the frame and form an integral part of the jamb. These tracks are formed integral with the side jambs and terminate in spaced relation to upper ends thereof, as shown in Fig. 4. Each outer track consists of strips which are an integral part of the side jambs l9 and and each inner track which are an integral part of side jarnb members 21 and 22. The companion side strips form vertically extending channels integral with the jambs having throats and 25 of reduced width and, in the channels, are slidably mounted T-shaped blocks 21 and 23 having necks 21 and 23' which project out the throats 25 and 26 and carry rods 29 and 39. The rods 29 and 30 are circular and in cross section and are received in openings or sockets 3! and 32 formed in lower portions of the two sashes and constitute pivot rods or pins serving to mount the sashes for swinging movement from vertical position in the frame to inwardly tilted position as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, or in horizontal reclining position, as shown in Fig. 6, to permit the outer surfaces of the window panes to be sashes in the frame.

washed by a person standing in a room near the window. The hollow side jambs 3 constitute a channel for the cords, chains or tape for the sash balance, not shown, which will be brought downward and connected with the blocks, so that the sashes will be counterbalanced for sliding movement vertically in the jambs forming side members of the frame. Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, it will be seen that the sashes are formed with side flanges 33 and 34. an integral part of the sash which fit within recesses or channels 35 and 36, an integral part of the jambs or side members of the frame formed along the track members 2t and 22 to guide sliding movement of the A finger receiving recess defining inside lift 3'! is formed along the lower stile or bottom rail 38 of the lower sash so that this sash may be easily shifted upwardly and this stile or bottom rail and the upper stile or top rail 39 of the upper sash are formed with recesses or pockets G3 and 4! along their edge faces to receive the ribs l2 and E3 of the sill 2 and the head I of the frame and form seals to exclude air when the sashes are closed. The meeting stile or rail 42 carries a lip 43 projectin outwardly therefrom and the meeting stile or rail M of the upper sash is formed with a recess or pocket 55 into which the rib 43 fits to form an airtight seal between the meeting stiles or rails of the two sashes when the sashes are closed. The strips II and I4 serve to guide the sashes into engagement with strips i 2 and I3 when closed and cooperate therewith to exclude air.

When the improved window is in use, it is installed in a window opening formed in a wall of a building where it is firmly anchored by the anchors 5 and by the flanges or webs of the head and sill of the frame. When the sashes are closed, tight seals are formed between the sashes and the jambs or side members, head and sill of the frame by engagement of the ribs I2 and I3 in the grooves or pockets it! and ll and the space between the meeting rails of these two sashes is sealed by the ribs 43 fitting into the pocket 45. The window fastener 45, when adjusted to securing position, not only holds the two sashes closed but also exerts pressure urging the ribs tightly into place within the pockets. When it is desired to raise the lower sash or lower the upper sash, it is necessary to swing the upper end of the lower sash inwardly until the rib 43 moves out of the pocket 45 and the sashes can then be shifted vertically in the frame. lower sash'inwardly to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, it may serve as a ventilator, allowing air to enter a room by deflecting the incoming air upwardly so that a person in the room will not be subjected to a direct draft.

The lower sash must be supported in this inclined position and in order to do so there is provided at each side of the sash a link or arm 67 pivoted at its lower end to a bracket 48 extending upwardly from the upper corner portion of the sash. The links extend upwardly from corners of the sash and each has its upper end pivoted to a clip or shoe es extending transversely of the adjacent track l8 and having its end portions bent inwardly to form bills 51] engaging the flanges 5| of the two side members 2! and 22 of the track. By so mounting the clip or shoe 49, it may be shifted vertically along the tracks from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2, toward the lowered position indicated by dotted lines and the inwardly swung lower sash held at a desired angle. Frictional grip of the finger 50 By swinging the upon the flanges of the tracks will hold the clips or shoes 49 in adjusted position. By shifting the lower sash upwardly after swinging it inwardly to an adjusted position the clips or shoes will be moved upward so that the lower sash can be adjusted to any position and the clips or shoes can be moved off of the upper ends of the tracks l8 and the inner sash may then be swung inwardly and downwardly to a horizontal position shown in Fig. 6. The upper sash may then be lowered to the sill and swung inwardly to the reclining position shown in this figure and window pane thoroughly cleaned by a person standing in a room near the window. While both sashes are in that adjusted position, both sashes can be raised to any adjusted position and while in that adjusted position either sash can be lowered or raised leaving both sashes in an adjusted position. The two sashes may then be restored to their vertical positions in the frame.

When the lower sash is in the ventilating position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 it is desirable to prevent the two sashes from being shifted vertically in the frame to a position allowing a person to enter the room through the window. In order to accomplish this, there have been provided securing keys 52-53 which are formed of metal rods having end portions bent to form handles by means of which they may be easily grasped and inserted through alined openings formed in the tracks of the frame. The key or locking pins 52 extend under the blocks 21 of the upper sash and the pins 53 extend over the blocks 28 of the lower sash and as long as these pins remain in place the sashes will be prevented from being shifted vertically in the frame.

When a battery of windows are required they are connected as shown in Fig. 10, by an H-shaped mullion 54, which holds the two adjacent frames 55 together without the use of nuts, bolts or any other connection.

The link or detention arm 41, pivoted to a clip or shoe 49 as shown in Fig. 11 when pivoted to bracket 48 extending upwardly from the corners of the lower meeting rail 32 and extending transversally of the inner track controls the ventilation without draft when the lower sash is swung inwardly from the meeting rail and will move up and down the track when the lower sash is raised or lowered.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a window construction including a frame and upper and lower sashes operating in the frame, hollow tracks extending vertically along side jambs of the frame and each having inner and outer side walls spaced from each other to provide the tracks with vertical slots, the inner side walls of the tracks being formed externally with grooves extending vertically along their sides, blocks slidable vertically within the tracks and having necks extending outwardly through the slots and provided with pins engaging the sashes at opposite sides thereof to mount the sashes for vertical sliding movement in the frame with the blocks and tilting adjustment about the pins from an upright position within the frame toward a reclining position within a room, and ribs along opposite side edges of said sashes extending outwardly of the frame for engaging in the grooves of said tracks to guide vertical sliding of the sashes and form weather seals along side edges of the sashes.

2. In a window construction including a frame and upper and lower sashes operating in the frame, inner and outer hollow tracks extending vertically along side jambs of the frame and having inner and outer side walls spaced from each other to provide the tracks with vertical slots, the inner side walls of said tracks being formed with external grooves extending vertically along their sides, blocks slidable vertically within the tracks and having portions extending outwardly through the slots and provided with pins engaging the sashes at opposite sides thereof to mount the sashes for vertical sliding movement in the frame with the blocks and tilting adjustment about the pins from an upright position within the frame toward a reclining position within a room, and ribs along opposite side edge faces of said sashes projecting outwardly of the frame for engaging in the grooves of said tracks to guide vertical sliding of the sashes and form weather seals along side edges of the sashes, the inner tracks also having their outer side walls formed externally with longitudinally extending grooves, shoes extending across the inner tracks and having bills engaged in grooves of the inner and outer walls thereof to mount the shoes for vertical movement along the inner tracks above the lower sash, and links pivoted at their upper ends to the shoes and having their lower ends pivotally and detachably connected with the upper end of the lower sash at opposite sides thereof for limiting tilting of the lower sash to ward reclining position when connected with the lower sash.

SUDIE JU'DIE BRENT FENN. 

